Chennai Super Kings batsman Sanju Samson hit his fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) century during his team’s IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.Sanju Samson completed his century on the last ball of the innings with a four off the bowler of Krish Bhagat. It was his second century of the season, second for CSK and fifth in IPL history.
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Varun Aaron on team performance and key momentsSamson’s century was the first solo century by CSK against MI in the IPL. In the process, Samson joined Rohit Sharma as second in the list of most centuries in T20s among Indians.Most centuries in T20s by Indians9 – Virat Kohli9 – Abhishek Sharma8 – Rohit Sharma8 – Sanju Samson*Most centuries in the IPL8 – Virat Kohli7 – If Buttler6 – Chris Gayle5 – KL Rahul5 – Sanju Samson*Samson’s 101 not out powered Chennai Super Kings to 207/6 against Mumbai Indians in a clash between the two five-time champions.The CSK opener and the keeper-batsman stayed till the end and held the innings together with wickets falling at regular intervals at the other end.Samson hit 10 fours and six sixes in a 54-ball knock. It was his second century for his new franchise CSK.For MI, AM Ghazanfar and Ashwani Kumar soaked up two wickets each while Jasprit Bumrah was cleaned up with 1/31.
